No one said it would be easy getting to the Quarterfinals of our Ultimate Female Law-Enforcement Crushes Bracket Tournament, and the matchup we’ve got for Round 3 Day 5 certainly drives home that point.

Indeed, we’ve got Bones‘ Temperance Brennan squaring off against NCIS‘ Abby Sciuto, and while both will enter the single-elimination world of the TVLine Thunderdome, only one will leave!

Every afternoon over the next couple of weeks, in fact, we’ll launch another set of bouts that will test the strength of your character allegiances. So make sure the right choice is made by heading down to our polls to vote for your favorites (Round 3 voting will be open for 72 hours), and hit the comments to justify your picks.

BONES ALL THE WAY!! i really love NCIS but i will always pick bones, besides it your are talking about who is more crushable, i just love brennan bluntness about thing whereas as much as i love abby, i dont relate to abby well.
VOTE BONES!!

I’ve never watched NCIS, is it really that good that it has millions of obsessive fans and that it’s winning every poll?
it seems to be like any other procedural on TV.
(just to be clear, not being sarcastic, i’m seriously asking ’cause I’ve never watched it)

If you’re asking if NCIS is like the CSI shows the answer is no. I don’t like any of those but love NCIS. It has a sense of humor. That’s not to say it’s a comedy but rather that it has a good balance between drama and humor.

NCIS is not like a lot of other crime procedurals. It is more like Bones than it is like CSI. NCIS focuses a lot more into its characters than the CSIs, plus there is a lot of humor, drama, romance, etc. The team is like one big dysfunctional family :)

I love Abby. But I actually love Temperance Brennan more, so I’m voting for her! But if this were between NCIS’ Ziva Daivd and Bones’ Temperance Brennan… oh man. I’d have no clue who to choose! Those are my favorite two on television right now, except for maybe Olivia Dunham on Fringe!

Both women are great actresses.
Since I must choose between them, I must root for Abby. Temperence is way too cerebral, whereas Abby breaks it down for you. Gibbs doesn’t have a lot of patience for ‘Big Words’. You need a degree to understand Brennan.
Plus, Abby is always making me wonder what amazing looking outfit she will be wearing next.

Brennan!!!! 100% I would go higher but of course that would sound cliche. Love bones. She’s an interesting character and there are more sides to her that we haven’t seen yet. I can’t wait for the up coming shows! Go Bones

Love Abby! Temperance is super hot too and I love her character but I have to agree with previous posts that Abby is beautiful in appearance and her outlook on life.
On a side note, with Ziva currently leading the other side how on earth would you vote between Abby and Ziva if that’s what it came down to???

Uh idk where you got that Brennan can’t feel.. um she can. Big time. Like uber big time, sometimes more than Abby dare I say. And the reason why Brennan is so logical is because she wants to separate herself from the victims. I like Abby and all, but Brennan has my vote. Just wanted to point that out. :-)

Brennan in a cakewalk.Love the vulnerability and emotional depth lurking just below the hyperrational and awkward surface.Complements her unique brand of beauty.Abby just annoying,from her too-old-for it pseudogoth style to her overly bubbly,pleading for attention diatribe.Should lose the pigtails as well.Definitely not crushworthy.

BONES FOR SURE !!!! Had seen it before but now am really into it and have turned my whole household into loving it aswell it’s literally all we watch some night !!! Emily is an amazing actress and the tension between Brennan and booth is unbearable sometimes they make such a great couple !!! also because my household consists of 5 people I think 4 extra votes should go to bones !!! ;)

Ugh. I hate how people sit up here fighting over who’s better. Just vote and leave! This doesn’t need to turn into a debate. Because in the end, it’s one fans word against another. And everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and no opinion is wrong or right.
Thank you. :)